2046 Wins Big in Hong Kong

Wong Kar Wai's 2046 won six trophies last night at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including acting prizes for leads Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. 2046, which was recently picked up for North American distribution by Sony Pictures Classics, lost the Best Picture award to Kung Fu Hustle, a broad action comedy which screened at this year's Sundance. Kung Fu also won six awards, out of a record 16 nominations. Chan-Wook Park's Oldboy was named Best Asian Film, and director Ang Lee presented Jackie Chan with a Professional Achievement Award.